April 11, 2013
By Brent Shearer
Boy, does this novel lay it on thick. It is full of references to the island in the title, the history of Wimbledon especially in the early 1960s and what could be construed to be a rather naive, worshipful take on the mating rituals of upper class Brits and colonials during that period.
March 5, 2013
By Emilie Katz
A recap of the winners and those who called it quits in 2012 ...
January 10, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The ATP and Rolex, the leading brand of the Swiss watch industry, have announced a new multi-year partnership in which Rolex becomes the Official Timekeeper of the ATP World Tour. In addition, Rolex has extended its existing sponsorship of the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at The O2 in London.
December 10, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
John McEnroe successfully defended his Statoil Masters Tennis Legends title with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over old rival Mats Wilander in the final. McEnroe had been in fine form throughout the tournament at London’s Royal Albert Hall this week.
December 6, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Roger Federer says he won't play as often in the next few years and hopes to compete in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Federer is in Brazil to take part in an exhibition match against Thomaz Bellucci. To date in his storied career, Federer has competed in four Olympics, winning the Gold Medal in doubles at the 2008 Beijing Games and a Silver Medal in singles at this past summer's 2012 London Games.
December 5, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
John McEnroe has arrived in London on the day that the man he beat in the final of last year’s Statoil Masters Tennis Legends tournament—Pat Cash—starts his 2012 campaign against Mats Wilander. While McEnroe gets his campaign underway on Thursday, Cash and Wilander open the tournament on Wednesday.
November 15, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Spain's Rafael Nadal has announced that he will again attempt to hit the practice courts next week, following a near six-month absence that prevented him from taking part in the 2012 U.S. Open, the ATP World Tour Finals and representing his home nation at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
November 14, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at The O2 in London set a new attendance record in 2012, as well as attracting record audiences both on television and online. The tournament welcomed 263,229 fans across eight days of action, shattering the previous attendance record of 256,830, set in the tournament’s first year in London in 2009.
November 13, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Novak Djokovic captured his sixth title of the season on Monday, his second Barclays ATP World Tour Finals trophy, defeating second-seeded and six-time champion Roger Federer 7-6(6), 7-5 in London at The O2 Arena.
November 13, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Spanish team of Marcel Granollers & Marc Lopez have become only the second Spanish team to win the season-ending championships after their 7-5, 3-6, 10-3 win over the fifth-seeded team of Mahesh Bhupathi & Rohan Bopanna of India at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at The O2 Arena in London.
November 12, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Roger Federer will meet Novak Djokovic in the finals of the 2012 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London. Federer is seeking his third consecutive title and has a 16-12 lifetime advantage over Djokovic, and each has two wins against the other in four matches this year.
November 7, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The ATP has announced the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals will be played in London at The O2 through 2015, and that Barclays has extended its title sponsorship of the tournament. The Tour’s season-ending event, featuring the world’s best eight singles players and doubles teams, has enjoyed tremendous success in London since moving there in 2009 ...
November 2, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Janko Tipsarevic will complete the singles field at the 2012 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from Nov. 5-12.
October 31, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Janko Tipsarevic kept alive his bid to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals on Wednesday when he advanced to the BNP Paribas Masters third round. Eighth seed Tipsarevic defeated Dutch qualifier Igor Sijsling 6-4, 7-6(0) for his 30th hard-court match win of the season (56-24 overall record).
October 26, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Juan Martin del Potro defeated South Africa’s Kevin Anderson 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-2 to advance to the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors Basel. del Potro's trip to the semis comes just one day after qualifying for the 2012 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, to be held at The O2 in London in November.
October 25, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris and the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London due to his lingering left knee injury. Nadal has not played since June 28th at Wimbledon when he was upset by Czech Lukas Rosol 6-7(9), 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in the second round.
October 9, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Eighth-seeded John Isner saved three match points against Kevin Anderson at the 2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters to defeat the South African 7-6(3), 6-7(8), 7-6(7) in just under three hours to advance to the third round.
October 8, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic defeated Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6(4), 6-2 in one hour and 42 minutes to capture the 2012 China Open title, the 32nd trophy of his career (32-19 in finals).
October 4, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number nine-ranked Janko Tipsarevic has advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2012 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, defeating qualifier Marco Chiudinelli 6-4, 6-2.
October 3, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Great Britain's Andy Murray defeated Lukas Lacko 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2012 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships. Murray, who needed just 57 minutes to defeat Lacko, has now won nine matches in a row, including taking home the Gold Medal at the 2012 London Games, and his win last month in the finals of the U.S. Open over Novak Djokovic.
October 2, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number four-ranked Rafael Nadal of Spain has targeted late December as his comeback date from a knee injury at the 2012 Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. Nadal hasn't played since losing in the second round of Wimbledon in June ...
September 26, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number nine-ranked Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia advanced to the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open in Bangkok, defeating Japanese qualifier Hiroki Moriya 6-4, 6-4
September 24, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number six Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France defeated Italy’s Andreas Seppi 6-1, 6-2 in the finals of the 2012 Moselle Open in Metz to retain his title.
September 21, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The United States drew a home tie against Brazil when the International Tennis Federation (ITF) conducted the draw for the 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas in London.
September 20, 2012
By Emilie Katz
In celebration of the Olympic Games in London 2012, the names of 361 tube stations will be changed to carry the names of Olympic athletes. Roger will have his own stop near the city centre.
